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* VisibleOdor: Dean has to air out his van after leaving some Fran’s in the mini fridge and forgetting about it. The stench is portrayed as [[GreenIsGross greenish clouds]] even though it is a black-and-white strip. Nala and Vinny have different reactions to the smell:
-->'''Nala''': Mmm! What is that bewitching aroma?\\
'''Vinny''' ''(in a gas mask)'': Don't buy a gas mask, they said. Waste of money, they said.
-->'''Nala''': Mmm! What is that bewitching aroma?\\
'''Vinny''' ''(in a gas mask)'': Don't buy a gas mask, they said. Waste of money, they said.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Vinny is answering questions from readers. One
-->'''Q''': Isn't it troublesome to travel with a cockroach? What if you step on it?\\
'''A''': ''IT!?'' I'll have you know I look after myself, you impertinent scallywag. I AM NOT TROUBLESOME..!\\
'''Vinny''': Man, that really crinkles my feelers.
-->'''Q''': Isn't it troublesome to travel with a cockroach? What if you step on it?\\
'''A''': ''IT!?'' I'll have you know I look after myself, you impertinent scallywag. I AM NOT TROUBLESOME..!\\
'''Vinny''': Man, that really crinkles my feelers.
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In 2018, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous. He went on his journey, bringing attention to charity organizations that help animals and even writing a book, ''Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and His Bike Journey Around The World''.
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In 2018, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') [[FromStrayToPet became his travel companion, companion]], riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous. He went on his journey, bringing attention to charity organizations that help animals and even writing a book, ''Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and His Bike Journey Around The World''.
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* FromStrayToPet: Dean and Nala's backstory. He heard a meow and found an abandoned kitten. After feeding, he rode away but turned around shortly after. Ever since, they have been together.
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* OddFriendship: Between Nala and Vinny. She's an imaginative cat, he is a cultured cockroach. But they really love each other. He is there for Nala when an animal Dean tried to rescue dies. And when Vinny is mourning for Queen Elizabeth, Nala wraps her tail around him like a blanket.
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* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: A downplayed example with Nala's tea party. Vinny doesn't mind the party; he just does not want to hear Derps's lengthy story, so he goes off and finds Honk to talk to him about a documentary he saw, "Helvetica: The Font".
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* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: A downplayed example with Nala's tea party. Vinny doesn't mind the party; he just does not want to hear Derps's Derp's lengthy story, so he goes off and finds Honk to talk to him about a documentary he saw, "Helvetica: The Font".
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* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus with the unfortunate name of Derp. The former is based on one of real Nala's toys; the latter can be considered a CanonImmigrant.
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* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus (with four legs, no less) with the unfortunate name of Derp. The former is based on one of real Nala's toys; the latter can be considered a CanonImmigrant.CanonForeigner.
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* HiddenDepths: The trio is staying in Dunbar with Dean's family. His grandmother warns Nala to stay away from her knitting yarn. Nala has no idea why she would want to play with the yarn. Vinny has to explain stereotypes of cat behavior to her, like wanting to play with yarn. So she proceeds to cast on and knit a sweater.
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* HiddenDepths: The trio is staying in Dunbar with Dean's family. His grandmother warns Nala to stay away from her knitting yarn. Nala has no idea why she would want to play with the yarn. Vinny has to explain stereotypes of cat behavior to her, like wanting to play with yarn. So she proceeds to cast on and knit a sweater.
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* HiddenDepths: The trio is staying in Dunbar with Dean's family. His grandmother warns Nala to stay away from her knitting yarn. Nala has no idea why she would want to play with the yarn. JustHereForTheFreeSnacks: Vinny has is addicted to explain stereotypes of cat behavior to her, like wanting to play with yarn. So she proceeds to cast on the fish tank. Nala and knit a sweater. housepets Jacko the dog and Sammy Chonkers host an intervention for him. She and Jacko make it clear that they care for him and they are there for him. An apathetic Sammy is all, "I'm here for the refreshments."
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%% Intervention: Vinny is addicted to the fish tank. Nala and others host an intervention for him, with her and Jacko the dog indicating that they care for him. Sammy Chonkers is all, "I'm here for the refreshments."
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%% Intervention: Vinny is addicted to the fish tank. Nala and others host an intervention for him, with her and Jacko the dog indicating that they care for him. Sammy Chonkers is all, "I'm here for the refreshments."JustHereForTheFreeSnacks:
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* DenserAndWackier: The comic, as opposed to real-life Dean and Nala's adventures. The inspiration for the cultured intellectual Vinny was a regular cockroach. Real-life Nala is charming and entertaining, but her comic self is a true CloudCuckoolander.
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Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form, debuting on April 5, 2019. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the strip. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly featured him in the strip. Later named Vinny, he turned the duo into a trio. Vinny serves as conversation partner and playmate to Nala despite sometimes losing his patience with her CloudCuckoolander ways. The strip, of course, needed a new title: "Dean & Nala + Vinny".
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Canadian artist and illustrator Kelly Ulrich started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form, debuting on April 5, 2019. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the strip. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly featured him in the strip. Later named Vinny, he turned the duo into a trio. Vinny serves as conversation partner and playmate to Nala despite sometimes losing his patience with her CloudCuckoolander ways. The strip, of course, needed a new title: "Dean & Nala + Vinny".
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** Dean goes for a dip in a river and loses his shorts in the process. Vinny and Nala make him a "bonny green kilt" from some leaves. Vinny tried to teach Nala how to weave the leaves together so they wouldn't come apart. It ended in a WardrobeMalfunction.
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** Dean goes for a dip in a river and loses his shorts in the process. Vinny and Nala make him a "bonny green kilt" from some leaves. Earlier Vinny tried to teach Nala how to weave the leaves together so they wouldn't do not come apart. It ended ends in a WardrobeMalfunction.
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* FreudianTrio:
** Superego: Vinny, an intellectual, educated cockroach, who tries to control Nala's worst instincts.
** Id: Nala, who tries to encourage Vinny to do fun things and live a little. On occasion, the sight of a bird outdoors can trigger the SplitPersonalityTakeover of her savage alter ego, Jungle Cat Nala.
** Ego: Dean, a NatureLover and FriendToAllLivingThings.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dean. In addition to rescuing Nala as a kitten while on the road, he has helped other abandoned animals find forever homes, like Balou the dog.
** Superego: Vinny, an intellectual, educated cockroach, who tries to control Nala's worst instincts.
** Id: Nala, who tries to encourage Vinny to do fun things and live a little. On occasion, the sight of a bird outdoors can trigger the SplitPersonalityTakeover of her savage alter ego, Jungle Cat Nala.
** Ego: Dean, a NatureLover and FriendToAllLivingThings.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Dean. In addition to rescuing Nala as a kitten while on the road, he has helped other abandoned animals find forever homes, like Balou the dog.
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* ImprovisedClothes:
** Since Dean has sent Nala's warmer clothes home, she has to make do in the snow with his sock as a hat, plastic baggies on her paws, and the final insult: his underpants, which she has to hold up as she walks. Vinny does point out that if she turned them around, she would have a place for her tail.
** Dean goes for a dip in a river and loses his shorts in the process. Vinny and Nala make him a "bonny green kilt" from some leaves. Vinny tried to teach Nala how to weave the leaves together so they wouldn't come apart. It ended in a WardrobeMalfunction.
** Since Dean has sent Nala's warmer clothes home, she has to make do in the snow with his sock as a hat, plastic baggies on her paws, and the final insult: his underpants, which she has to hold up as she walks. Vinny does point out that if she turned them around, she would have a place for her tail.
** Dean goes for a dip in a river and loses his shorts in the process. Vinny and Nala make him a "bonny green kilt" from some leaves. Vinny tried to teach Nala how to weave the leaves together so they wouldn't come apart. It ended in a WardrobeMalfunction.
* HiddenDepths: The trio is staying in Dunbar with Dean's family. His grandmother warns Nala to stay away from her knitting yarn. Nala has no idea why she would want to play with the yarn. Vinny has to explain stereotypes of cat behavior to her, like wanting to play with yarn. So she proceeds to cast on and knit a sweater.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: The day after Nala knits a sweater from the yarn in Dean's grandmother's stash, the woman can't get anybody to believe what Nala did. And of course, Nala chooses that moment to just make "prrt" sounds and definitely not act like she is capable of wielding a pair of needles.
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-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"
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-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"cat!"
%% How come you never mention your mother. Signed, your mother.
%% Intervention: Vinny is addicted to the fish tank. Nala and others host an intervention for him, with her and Jacko the dog indicating that they care for him. Sammy Chonkers is all, "I'm here for the refreshments."
%% How come you never mention your mother. Signed, your mother.
%% Intervention: Vinny is addicted to the fish tank. Nala and others host an intervention for him, with her and Jacko the dog indicating that they care for him. Sammy Chonkers is all, "I'm here for the refreshments."
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* ShoutOut:
** ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'': Nala is outdoors and catches what appears to be a mouse but turns out to be a shrew. The shrew (nicknamed Kate) is furious and quotes: "My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break."
** She play acts that she is Anime/PrincessMononoke but pronounces the name as "[[{{Malaproper}} Princess Mononucleosis]]".
** ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'': Nala is outdoors and catches what appears to be a mouse but turns out to be a shrew. The shrew (nicknamed Kate) is furious and quotes: "My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break."
** She play acts that she is Anime/PrincessMononoke but pronounces the name as "[[{{Malaproper}} Princess Mononucleosis]]".
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* {{Mooning}}: In a live Q & A a reader offends Nala by pointing out her bandaged foot looks funny[[note]]Like her real life counterpart Nala had a growth removed from her toe pad and did wear a ConeOfShame for a bit[[/note]]. The indignant feline responds by turning around and shoving her backside into the laptop's webcam ("How about '''''THIS''''' up close... Is ''that'' funny?!")
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* {{Mooning}}: In a live Q & A a reader offends Nala by pointing out her bandaged foot looks funny[[note]]Like funny and can he see it up close?[[note]]Like her real life counterpart Nala had a growth removed from her toe pad and did wear a ConeOfShame for a bit[[/note]]. bit[[/note]] The indignant feline responds by turning around and shoving her backside into the laptop's webcam ("How about '''''THIS''''' up close... Is ''that'' funny?!")funny?!")
* NatureLover: That's Dean. He loves camping and exploring the world on his bike. Nala enjoys doing her exploring from the bike's front basket. When she is not napping, of course.
* NatureLover: That's Dean. He loves camping and exploring the world on his bike. Nala enjoys doing her exploring from the bike's front basket. When she is not napping, of course.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Vinny tries to teach chess to Nala to distract her from chasing mice. He is irritated to see that she aces the game.
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* AssShove: Poor Nala is not prepared when the time comes to get her temperature taken during her visit to the veterinarian's office. Her shocked and outraged face says it all. All future visits inevitably include some drama on her part.
* BookSmart: Despite being a high school dropout (as revealed in a Q & A strip) Vinny is very intelligent and often tries to get Nala into more intellectual pursuits.
* BookSmart: Despite being a high school dropout (as revealed in a Q & A strip) Vinny is very intelligent and often tries to get Nala into more intellectual pursuits.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Nala has a unique perspective of the world that often frustrates the highly intelligent Vinny. Justified, since she is a cat.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Nala has a unique perspective of the world (innocent [[ItsAllAboutMe if a bit self-absorbed]]) that often frustrates the highly intelligent Vinny. Justified, since she is a cat.
* {{Mooning}}: In a live Q & A a reader offends Nala by pointing out her bandaged foot looks funny[[note]]Like her real life counterpart Nala had a growth removed from her toe pad and did wear a ConeOfShame for a bit[[/note]]. The indignant feline responds by turning around and shoving her backside into the laptop's webcam ("How about '''''THIS''''' up close... Is ''that'' funny?!")
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* SecurityCling: At a second visit to the vet, Nala, still traumatized from the prior visit ([[AssShove and getting her temperature taken]] without any warning) clings on to Dean for dear life, claws in full-force.
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* SecurityCling: At a second visit to the vet, Nala, still traumatized from the prior visit ([[AssShove ([[ThermometerGag and getting her temperature taken]] without any warning) clings on to Dean for dear life, claws in full-force.
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat. She is drawn in a different style with jagged lines for her figure and thought balloon.
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat. She is drawn in a different style with jagged lines for her figure and thought balloon.balloon, a different font, and UhOhEyes.
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* ThermometerGag: Poor Nala is not prepared when the time comes to get her temperature taken during her visit to the veterinarian's office. Her shocked and outraged face says it all. All future visits inevitably include some drama on her part.
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Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the strip. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly featured him in the strip. Later named Vinny, he turned the duo into a trio. Vinny serves as conversation partner and playmate to Nala despite sometimes losing his patience with her CloudCuckoolander ways. The strip, of course, needed a new title: "Dean & Nala + Vinny".
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Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form.form, debuting on April 5, 2019. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the strip. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly featured him in the strip. Later named Vinny, he turned the duo into a trio. Vinny serves as conversation partner and playmate to Nala despite sometimes losing his patience with her CloudCuckoolander ways. The strip, of course, needed a new title: "Dean & Nala + Vinny".
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first drawing Kelly Ulrich posted of Dean and Nala was not a comic, but a semi-realistic illustration as a mock cover for a children's book. As for the first actual strips, the initial sketch in blue pencil was left visible.
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* ConeOfShame: Nala finds herself wearing one after getting a growth removed or other medical situations. Vinny draws a face on it, creating a bit of an UncannyValleyMakeup situation InUniverse.
* TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: A downplayed example with Nala's tea party. Vinny doesn't mind the party; he just does not want to hear Derps's lengthy story, so he goes off and finds Honk to talk to him about a documentary he saw, "Helvetica: The Font".
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat. She is drawn in a different style with jagged lines for her figure and thought balloon, as well as BlackEyesOfCrazy.
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat. She is drawn in a different style with jagged lines for her figure and thought balloon, as well as BlackEyesOfCrazy.balloon.
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In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous. He went on his journey, bringing attention to charity organizations that help animals and even writing a book, ''Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and His Bike Journey Around The World''.
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In 2019, 2018, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous. He went on his journey, bringing attention to charity organizations that help animals and even writing a book, ''Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and His Bike Journey Around The World''.
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* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Nala transforms into her savage alter ego Jungle Cat Nala at the sight of a bird outdoors. Despite Vinny's plea of "[[BigNo Nala, NO!]]", she kills a bird. When she transforms back into her regular cat self, she freaks out and asks who left a dead bird at her feet.
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* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Nala transforms into her savage alter ego Jungle Cat Nala at the sight of a bird outdoors. Despite Vinny's plea of "[[BigNo Nala, NO!]]", she kills a the bird. When she transforms back into her regular cat self, she freaks out and asks who left a dead bird at her feet.
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* CatsAreSuperior: According to Nala, cats are classy and dignified. Stating so is often followed by a pratfall, being caught with ComicalNapDrool, or something else to take her ego a few notches.
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* CatsAreSuperior: According to Nala, cats are classy and dignified. Stating so is often followed by a pratfall, being caught with ComicalNapDrool, or something else to take her ego down a few notches.
* SecurityCling: At a second visit to the vet, Nala, still traumatized from the prior visit ([[AssShove and getting her temperature taken]] without any warning) clings on to Dean for dear life, claws in full-force.
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat.
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* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat. She is drawn in a different style with jagged lines for her figure and thought balloon, as well as BlackEyesOfCrazy.
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* TerriblePickUpLines: Sammy Chonkers tries to pick up Nala by mentioning his stash of catnip. Judging by her expression, she won't take him on his offer.
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* TerriblePickUpLines: TerriblePickUpLines:
** Sammy Chonkers tries to pick up Nala by mentioning his stash of catnip. Judging by her expression, she won't take him on hisoffer.offer.
** Another tom tries to pick up Nala:
--->'''Cat''': Is your name Google? Because you are everything I've been searching for.\\
'''Nala''': No. My name is Nala. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Who would name their kid 'Google'?]]
** Sammy Chonkers tries to pick up Nala by mentioning his stash of catnip. Judging by her expression, she won't take him on his
** Another tom tries to pick up Nala:
--->'''Cat''': Is your name Google? Because you are everything I've been searching for.\\
'''Nala''': No. My name is Nala. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Who would name their kid 'Google'?]]
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Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
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Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the street. strip. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added featured him in the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. strip. Later named Vinny, he turned the duo into a trio. Vinny serves as conversation partner and playmate to Nala despite sometimes losing his patience with Nala. her CloudCuckoolander ways. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean "Dean & Nala + Vinny.
Vinny".
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* AssShove: Poor Nala is not prepared when the time comes to get her temperature taken during her visit to the veterinarian's office. Her shocked and outraged face says it all. All future visits inevitably include some drama on her part.
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* CatsHateWater: Nala falls into a body of water and emerges drenched and mad. The times she has gotten soaked in the rain are not to her liking either.
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* CatsAreSuperior: According to Nala, cats are classy and dignified. Stating so is often followed by a pratfall, being caught with ComicalNapDrool, or something else to take her ego a few notches.
* CatsHateWater: Nala falls into a body of water and emerges drenched and mad. The times she has gotten soaked in the rain or due to getting caught in sprinkles are not to her liking either.
* CatsHateWater: Nala falls into a body of water and emerges drenched and mad. The times she has gotten soaked in the rain or due to getting caught in sprinkles are not to her liking either.
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'''Nala''' ''(genuinely touched)'' Why, thank you, Vinny. That's kind of you to say. I'm quite sure you're just as abysmal.
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* RummageSaleReject: For a cyclist who can put in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet.
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* PetDressUp:
** Dean tries to pass off Nala and Vinny (both in costume) as his tiny wife and their child so they can stay at places that don't allow pets.
** Since Dean sells calendar s of his adventures with Nala, sometimes she is expected to pose in bunny ears or other holiday-related accessory.
** Dressing up is a staple of Nala and Vinny's playtime. Despite very limited storage space, they seem to have an unending supply of costumes.
** Vinny accidentally shaves off all of Nala's fur. He tries to remedy it by buying a cat onesie for her to wear until it grows back. He makes a mistake while placing order and a cow costume arrives. She wears it anyway.
* RummageSaleReject: For a cyclist who can put in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and mismatched Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet.
** Dean tries to pass off Nala and Vinny (both in costume) as his tiny wife and their child so they can stay at places that don't allow pets.
** Since Dean sells calendar s of his adventures with Nala, sometimes she is expected to pose in bunny ears or other holiday-related accessory.
** Dressing up is a staple of Nala and Vinny's playtime. Despite very limited storage space, they seem to have an unending supply of costumes.
** Vinny accidentally shaves off all of Nala's fur. He tries to remedy it by buying a cat onesie for her to wear until it grows back. He makes a mistake while placing order and a cow costume arrives. She wears it anyway.
* RummageSaleReject: For a cyclist who can put in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and mismatched Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet.
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* {{Cuckoolander}}: Nala has a unique perspective of the world that often frustrates the highly intelligent Vinny. Justified, since she is a cat.
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* {{Cuckoolander}}: CloudCuckoolander: Nala has a unique perspective of the world that often frustrates the highly intelligent Vinny. Justified, since she is a cat.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The trio is staying at a home with other pets. One of them, Sammy Chonkers, a feline CasanovaWannabe, tells Nala that he has a stash of catnip if she is interested. Nala is definitely not interested.
* {{Cuckoolander}}: Nala has a unique perspective of the world that often frustrates the highly intelligent Vinny. Justified, since she is a cat.
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** Nala sometimes wears what she calls ballerina pajamas (really pajama bottoms with an attached skirt). They come in handy when she is playing pretend as Dr. Tiffany Barbie, surgeon-ballerina.
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** Nala sometimes wears what she calls ballerina pajamas (really pajama bottoms with an attached ruffled skirt). They come in handy when she is playing pretend as Dr. Tiffany Barbie, surgeon-ballerina.
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* InsultBackfire: After Nala proposes traveling from Scotland to UsefulNotes/{{Iceland}} ''by van'':
-->'''Vinny''': Do I have to bring out my globe? Your knowledge of world geography is ABYSMAL.\\
'''Nala''' ''(genuinely touched)'' Why, thank you, Vinny. That's kind of you to say. I'm quite sure you're just as abysmal.
-->'''Vinny''': Do I have to bring out my globe? Your knowledge of world geography is ABYSMAL.\\
'''Nala''' ''(genuinely touched)'' Why, thank you, Vinny. That's kind of you to say. I'm quite sure you're just as abysmal.
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In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
But this page is not about that Scottish bloke and his cat.
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
But this page is not about that Scottish bloke and his cat.
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
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In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
famous. He went on his journey, bringing attention to charity organizations that help animals and even writing a book, ''Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and His Bike Journey Around The World''.
But this page is not about that Scottish blokeand or his cat.
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medicalcrisis) crisis, being under lockdown due to COVID-19) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
But this page is not about that Scottish bloke
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical
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-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.
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-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.cat!"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus with the unfortunate name of Derp. She treats them as if they were alive.
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* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus with the unfortunate name of Derp. The former is based on one of real Nala's toys; the latter can be considered a CanonImmigrant.
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In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "the dodo" about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
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In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "the dodo" "The Dodo" website about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
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* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Jungle Cat Nala kills a bird and transforms back into regular cat Nala, who freaks out at the sight of the corpse of the bird she killed while in jungle cat mode.
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* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Nala transforms into her savage alter ego Jungle Cat Nala at the sight of a bird outdoors. Despite Vinny's plea of "[[BigNo Nala, NO!]]", she kills a bird and bird. When she transforms back into her regular cat Nala, who self, she freaks out at the sight of the corpse of the and asks who left a dead bird she killed while in jungle cat mode.at her feet.
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* FunetikAksent: How Dean's thick Scottish brogue is shown: "Ah think Ah'll poot you on a cracker and eat you up." And after getting a paper cut: "It's doon to the BONE! AAAAA OMAGOD! Is it BAD? I'm afraid to LUKE! It hurts so bad!!
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* FunetikAksent: How Dean's thick Scottish brogue is shown: "Ah think Ah'll poot you on a cracker and eat you up." And after getting a paper cut: "It's doon to the BONE! AAAAA OMAGOD! AAAAA" and "OMAGOD! Is it BAD? I'm afraid to LUKE! It hurts so bad!!bad!!"
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* FunetikAksent: How Dean's thick Scottish brogue is shown: "Ah think Ah'll poot you on a cracker and eat you up."" And after getting a paper cut: "It's doon to the BONE! AAAAA OMAGOD! Is it BAD? I'm afraid to LUKE! It hurts so bad!!
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[[caption-width-right:300:A guy, a cat, and a roach bike around the world.]]
In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "the dodo" about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
But this page is not about that Scottish bloke and his cat.
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
The earlier strips can be read for free in Ulrich's Instagram page. Nowadays, viewing the full strip requires a paid subscription, but Ulrich still posts one daily panel from the strip, and one monthly full strip on Instagram.
!!Tropes present in this comic
* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Jungle Cat Nala kills a bird and transforms back into regular cat Nala, who freaks out at the sight of the corpse of the bird she killed while in jungle cat mode.
* BookSmart: Despite being a high school dropout (as revealed in a Q & A strip) Vinny is very intelligent and often tries to get Nala into more intellectual pursuits.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Dean, Nala and Vinny often answer questions from their readers. Nala often posts Dean's credit card number.
* CatsHateWater: Nala falls into a body of water and emerges drenched and mad. The times she has gotten soaked in the rain are not to her liking either.
* ClashingCousins: Vinny hates having to spend any time with his obnoxious cousin Marcello. To make matters worse, Vinny's mom is completely oblivious to her nephew's antics, so Vinny just has to grind his teeth and take it.
* ComicalNapDrool: Nala often does this.
* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus with the unfortunate name of Derp. She treats them as if they were alive.
* FourLeggedInsect: Vinny is depicted like this.
* FunetikAksent: How Dean's brogue is shown: "Ah think Ah'll poot you on a cracker and eat you up."
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Most of the time, Nala's fur and Vinny's exoskeleton are deemed enough, but sometimes they make this trope happen.
** Nala sometimes wears what she calls ballerina pajamas (really pajama bottoms with an attached skirt). They come in handy when she is playing pretend as Dr. Tiffany Barbie, surgeon-ballerina.
** In cold weather, both Nala and her real life counterpart will sport fetching sweater vest. Comic Nala does accessorize with a knit hat and scarf.
* {{Malaproper}}: Nala's specialty. She play acts that she is Anime/PrincessMononoke but pronounces the name as "Princess Mononucleosis".
* NeverMyFault: Nala is very quick about pointing away from herself when Dean is trying to find out who caused the latest disaster.
* PaperThinDisguise: Dean alternates between camping out and taking shelter in more traditional lodging. To deal with places that have rules against pets, he puts Nala in a dress and headscarf and tries to pass her off as his "tiny wife". After Vinny joins them, he goes in disguise as their baby. It hardly ever works.
* RummageSaleReject: For a cyclist who can put in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet.
* SomewhereAnEntomologistIsCrying: In addition to being a FourLeggedInsect, Vinny appears to have a tongue and teeth. They are only visible when necessary to convey his emotions (when guffawing or snarling).
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat.
* SplitPersonalitySwitchTrigger: Nala switches to her alternate identity Jungle Cat Nala at the sight of birds. It does not happen as often as it used to though.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: While Nala is no longer a kitten, more than once she takes advantage of the CuteKitten card. As a roach, Vinny gets a very different reception.
-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.
[[caption-width-right:300:A guy, a cat, and a roach bike around the world.]]
In 2019, Dean Nicholson, from Dunbar, Scotland, decided to cycle his way around the world. He sold most of his stuff, loaded up his bike with supplies and started pedaling. Three months in and nine countries down, he encountered an abandoned [[CuteKitten kitten]] chasing him. He went back, fed her and long story short, Nala (named after the lioness from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'') became his travel companion, riding in his bike front basket. An [[https://www.thedodo.com/videos/guy-biking-across-the-world-picks-up-a-stray-kitten article]] from "the dodo" about them went viral, making them and their social media famous.
But this page is not about that Scottish bloke and his cat.
Canadian artist and illustrator started posting the adventures of Dean and Nala on her Instagram page in hand-drawn comic form. The strip was originally titled "Dean & Nala". Whatever happens in real life to those two (encounters with animals and people, the occasional medical crisis) ends up becoming fodder for the street. One day, Dean posted pics of a large cockroach they found, and Kelly added the cockroach as another travel companion, naming him Vinny. Vinny serves as conversation partner with Nala. The strip, of course, needed a new title: Dean & Nala + Vinny.
The earlier strips can be read for free in Ulrich's Instagram page. Nowadays, viewing the full strip requires a paid subscription, but Ulrich still posts one daily panel from the strip, and one monthly full strip on Instagram.
!!Tropes present in this comic
* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: On one occasion, Jungle Cat Nala kills a bird and transforms back into regular cat Nala, who freaks out at the sight of the corpse of the bird she killed while in jungle cat mode.
* BookSmart: Despite being a high school dropout (as revealed in a Q & A strip) Vinny is very intelligent and often tries to get Nala into more intellectual pursuits.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Dean, Nala and Vinny often answer questions from their readers. Nala often posts Dean's credit card number.
* CatsHateWater: Nala falls into a body of water and emerges drenched and mad. The times she has gotten soaked in the rain are not to her liking either.
* ClashingCousins: Vinny hates having to spend any time with his obnoxious cousin Marcello. To make matters worse, Vinny's mom is completely oblivious to her nephew's antics, so Vinny just has to grind his teeth and take it.
* ComicalNapDrool: Nala often does this.
* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Nala has two: a stuffed giraffe named Honk and a one-eyed octopus with the unfortunate name of Derp. She treats them as if they were alive.
* FourLeggedInsect: Vinny is depicted like this.
* FunetikAksent: How Dean's brogue is shown: "Ah think Ah'll poot you on a cracker and eat you up."
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Most of the time, Nala's fur and Vinny's exoskeleton are deemed enough, but sometimes they make this trope happen.
** Nala sometimes wears what she calls ballerina pajamas (really pajama bottoms with an attached skirt). They come in handy when she is playing pretend as Dr. Tiffany Barbie, surgeon-ballerina.
** In cold weather, both Nala and her real life counterpart will sport fetching sweater vest. Comic Nala does accessorize with a knit hat and scarf.
* {{Malaproper}}: Nala's specialty. She play acts that she is Anime/PrincessMononoke but pronounces the name as "Princess Mononucleosis".
* NeverMyFault: Nala is very quick about pointing away from herself when Dean is trying to find out who caused the latest disaster.
* PaperThinDisguise: Dean alternates between camping out and taking shelter in more traditional lodging. To deal with places that have rules against pets, he puts Nala in a dress and headscarf and tries to pass her off as his "tiny wife". After Vinny joins them, he goes in disguise as their baby. It hardly ever works.
* RummageSaleReject: For a cyclist who can put in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet.
* SomewhereAnEntomologistIsCrying: In addition to being a FourLeggedInsect, Vinny appears to have a tongue and teeth. They are only visible when necessary to convey his emotions (when guffawing or snarling).
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: When triggered by the presence of birds, Nala occasionally transforms into the savage Jungle Cat Nala and acts like, well, a jungle cat.
* SplitPersonalitySwitchTrigger: Nala switches to her alternate identity Jungle Cat Nala at the sight of birds. It does not happen as often as it used to though.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: While Nala is no longer a kitten, more than once she takes advantage of the CuteKitten card. As a roach, Vinny gets a very different reception.
-->'''Vinny''': Everywhere I go, it's "EW! A cockroach!" You're the lucky one. Everybody goes, "Awwww—a cat!"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The trio is playing hide and seek. Vinny goes off to hide inside a ceiling lamp but is spooked at all the dead bugs.
